Nov 28, 2022 · As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department’s 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Jan 16, 2025 · You made clear to communities victimized by hate crimes that they do not stand alone — that the United States Department of Justice stands with them. ... Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 72nd Annual Attorney General’s Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions ...

Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.

Jan 16, 2025 · After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came...

2 days ago · Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Monty Wilkinson’s Remarks. Good morning. It's my honor to welcome Merrick Garland back to the Department of Justice as the 86 th Attorney General of the United States. I'd also like to recognize the Attorney General's wife Lynn, his brother-in-law Mitchell and his nieces Laura and Andrea.

Jan 18, 2025 · Now the soft-spoken Garland, who was denied a seat on the Supreme Court by the Republican-led Senate before Trump’s 2016 election, is leaving with the department under siege on all sides and his own legacy in question.

Jan 17, 2025 · Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency.

Jan 25, 2025 · Merrick Garland, American lawyer, judge, and government official who served as U.S. attorney general in the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden (2021–25). Garland previously was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997–2021; chief judge, 2013–20).

Jan 18, 2025 · We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Apr 16, 2024 · To address these threats, the Justice Department is bringing prosecutions against foreign agents attempting to undermine the rule of law in the United States, enforcing violations of economic sanctions and export controls, and combating transnational repression.